Dotenv Package Not Working Sometimes?

[s2t2]

We noticed during class that the dotenv package did not work for some students (regardless of operating system).

We should figure out what is going on.

But in the meantime I am suggesting Windows students use the command-line to set environment variables and Mac students use the ~/.bash_profile to manage environment variables.

[s2t2]

A student has shared the following info:

I finally got mine to work. I am on Windows as well. I had to redo pip install python-dotenv and then close out of my cmd line. I did get a prompt to update to he most recent version of Python (I thought I was).

[s2t2]

I have updated the notes on env vars to provide more information about using non-dotenv approaches.